Clutch device



A. DE JOUTTE CLUTCH DEVICE v 2 sheets-sheet 1 l. mlm

.Patented sept. 13.1927. 7 1,642.6()9

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UNITED STATES #PATENT f()l'lfifI-Cl..

l i ALBERT DE T0UITE,` 0F NANTERRE, FRANCE. I i Y f cLuToHvDEvIofE.

l i Application filedSeptember.1926, "Seral.No'.'133,233, and in France September 9, 1925.

My invention has for` itsfobject ka clutchV projections showing each two'slopes 14, 14

y i dem@ adapted toqpfvide hilfv revolutions inclined towards u notch 15515 disposed in .1. `for controll arrangements 4,such es 'torinstance ythe fmiddle ofV each projection. `Thus each those used on/ngriculturirl vehiclesior raisof. the Vguiding slopesleading` downto 'either y side of each notch`15, 15 make up ztdouble 60 I have shown n 'form ofexecution yof this inclined plane whereby the movement toend clutchdevice diagrammeticallyon appended away ,from these notchesof a bolt device of drawings 'as adapted to the control-.irrftngethe wheel y9 is'made easier.V This bolt devicey inent- 'of the raising o'lngricnlturul tools on Icomprises; :L rod lending with echamfered A 4 1() a 'vehicle, this raising being provided by point y(Figsf', 6 zind'?) nndco'nstantly 65 lmeans known per se. A urged by thespringj17,' disposed between one Fig. 1 is n. side'view with .1 sectional part" ot the supports 2 -and n. shoulder'18,' against l 4"takenalong line 1 `-1 of Fig. 3 of the whole 'the wheel 9.

uutornnti'c raising device comprisingmy imj- /To the end oi', the shaft 19 of thewheel 9 15 proved'clutch. y i is lreyed'zt crank 20't'o the crank pin of which 70 Fig. 2 1s a rear view tliereof'. r 4 .is secured the end of chain 21VV passing over l l the `pulle`y"5 andthe other end of-which is Fig. tfiss'a perspective view ol' the COI1-l secured to the tool bearing arms 6. '.There trolling parts. f i are' thus two Vidle positions for the crank 2() 4 vFig. 5 is n front view l:it an enlarged' scale Vwherein itis parallel to thechsin 21. When 7 of the `toothed wheel forming-:one pzirt of the it is at itshigher idle positionfthe tools are Clutch device... A 7 lowered intheir.working position); vwhen it Fig. Gis a plan 'viewfpartly' sectionalof Yis at its lower idle position, they aref'in, their everal parte ofthe device y'sis theynre set raisedposition'.l

Fig. 3 is :i plan view.

'25 when the tool'snre kbeing moved. i y "A lever 22 the vfree endof which' is placed 80 Fig. Tiss corresponding plan view where-` y1n ront of thej`driveris pivoted at 23j'so es in the' sameparts areshown as they are Set tobe'allowed to' oscillate ina direction per- 3o `The wholedevice is borne by the VpOWet-f between the disci/2 andanauxiliaryl disc l2 5 8v `bearing the tools (not shown on the draw-V ing:

ywhen the tools are secured in either theirv pendicular to the movement .of fthevehicle.

raised-or loweredJ position. l Its vend is bent and` ends with "a roller 2d set driven vehicle, the rear wheels of which are secured t0 the said disc' 12, Thereby-th@ .shown titl. To the rear of the vehicle nre lever when it moves makes the disc pivot secured two supports 2 bearing the jib 3 t0 round the trunnions 11, 11.. A spring' 26 the top yof which is hung through the hook (Fig. urges the lever 22 Constzintly back .4, n pulley 5. .Besides iiiovgble'nriiis 'such' into apredeteminedposition, Y 90 as 6, adapted to be reisedor lowered and The working of the device is thev followi' ing)are pivotally secured tothe frame."` 1 When theftools are raised, the crank 2O To the hub 7 of oneV of the wheels 1, is is at its lower idle position (Fig. 1.). @ne

Y40 keyed` a` toothed wheel ,8v meShIlg With ,of the parts 10, 10 devoid of teeth on wheel 95 *Y second toothed wheel 9 which shows (see* 9 is in front oi' the wheel 8 and the position ylligt) n tthe twoends of one same diameter of the'lever 22 is such as will prevent the i interruption; 10,910y 'in' the peripheral teeth 13 of the disc 12 from meshing.withY Ateeth. f Y. theteeth of the.' wheel 8.' The result-'is that 45 The outer side or the wheel 9 beers two 'when' this wheel 8 rotates-together.with the 10c trunnions 11, 11A (Figs. 1 and t) at the op;r wheelsothe frame 1, thedisc 12 and wheel Y posite ends oi' the diameterperpendicular to 9 will remainmotionless; besides the boltl thediaineterTlO, 10. Q .i f engaging oneV of the notches 15,15- of the disc 12y is pivotnlly inountedfon these' wheel 9 would prevent any accidental move- 50 rtrunnions and is provided with twoftoothed nient. of the letter@ Thus the-wheels rem'ziini 105` segi'nentsj13, 13; disposedfin front ofthose raised. I parts 10, 10. of the 4wheel 9 which are 1de# vFor lowering the arms 6 and thereby the` void of teeth. f f tools whilst thevehicle is advancingfit is@ YThe inner side of the `wheel 9 `(Fig. 5) Yis ysuiiicient to 1ct on the lever 22andtomake'- '65 provided with twogdianietricnlly Qpposedfit move in rthe direction ofthe arrow k(lifizggnfllg.-`

i) against the notion of the spring- :26. The roller El will then heur ngninnt the periphery ol the dise lf2 :1nd nnihe it .rotnte around the trininions ll, ll wherehj,y the enid dise is hronght into the ponition :sho rn en. Fig. tl wherein the teeth lil inerh with the toothed n'hee tl. l`hii 4 it the rehiele l continues its inoi'enientg` the dise l2 will eohtinne rotating drawingl :dong with it the toothed wheel t). The nhnpo ol the noteh lf3 :ind ol' the invlined slopen ll will :illow the holt tt'ito more ont ol' the ienid nolrh lf). 'lhnisy the wheel il ir-i nel lreo und ruiniert; lop'elher with he dine lt?. tiri-ii lijf niennf; ot the teeth lil olf l nih-ir :nid then hy those oi' the 'heel il. ln, i nienntinie` ihn lever liti, si'. tee hy the eoine4 intel: into in; orilejinnl ponition onder the netion et the ripriiig Lili intl the direi: retornar to the pofiition shown on liiej. 'the rennlt in that when 'the port lill devoid oit teeth ol" the wheel ti cornes in iront olI the toothed wheel tl. he wheel 5l :ind dine l2 een no longer he inode to ronte hy ille wid wheel 'l. 'the i'izinli 2t) if-i thin; lironeht to it@l higher idle poiition. ,liloreorer the spring li" nrges the holt lo :dong the slope l-.l into the noteh l5. Il`he wheel is thon prevented troni inovingf :rnd the tools, :ire kopt; down in their working positionH the drin t5 laeing; in the pwaition shown in dotted linesy on hize'. t. Wlftlhen it in desired to ruine ngnin the toolsa it millieiont to net :renin in the rianne nninneif on the, lover wherebyr the diSe lil hnvii'ig npnin pi'voted round its trininions, the wheel Si nniy ugnin rotate hy one holt revolution :ind hiring the ernnh El() hnel to its lower idle 'angeinent oit the eluteh device muy he mrieti :it will within the Scope ot the 'tollow ino elninis.

l. )t elnteh ileviee roinprieinig a eontrol ling; toothed wheel, n plukt to he controlledT :i neeond toothed wheel f-hor.'.njl two dinnnt riezilly oppoieed pzirtn devoid ol teeth und :ldnpted to mesh with the lirst nieiitioned controlling toothed wheeh i difieeonxinl Vwith second toiithed niieel und pivotnll), oeenred thereto along n dinnletnl :ritiri perpendienlnr to the liunietei' joiningthe toothlzee parte nl' the neeond wheel, the teeth provided on the :duid dino on [horse ports thereof which norte-Spend to the tootlrifi'ee pnrts ot the sei-ond toothed wheel :ind ndnpted to nienh with the controlling toothed wheel, n. lever adapted to nnihe the dino rotate l'onnd it@` inrotinl axis :and its teeth engage the liirft toothed wheel :ind nienns wherehj)l the. ,gewond `wheel in operntirelyr eonneeted with :1 noleh in the eenter ol slopen on mid pioieetionh1 leiding to nziid notch :ind :i spring-urged holt adapted to eoopei'ute with :said .noteh when the second iootl ed wheel is ont ol.t geni' with the iist controllingl toothed wheel.

in testimony whereot 1 have nliixed my gna ture. 

